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Academic Regulations - Academic Review and Promotion

The University expects students to make good use of Wesleyan's
educational resources. A student is expected to satisfy the requirements for
the degree of bachelor of arts within eight semesters. To remain in academic
good standing, an undergraduate is expected to maintain a cumulative average of
74 percent and to satisfy the following earned-credit requirements. Pending
credit for an incomplete or absent-from-final-examination with a provisional
failing grade may not be considered credit earned. Students who are
provisionally required to resign over the summer due to a credit deficiency or
who are at risk for required resignation due to failing provisional grades on
incompletes must submit earned credit or completed work two to three weeks
prior to the start of fall semester classes. Upon submission of a grade for an
incomplete or absent-from-final grade, a student's academic status will be
reviewed. Promotions in class standing are made at the end of each semester.

Requirements for Academic Good Standing

Semester
Completed

Expected Credits
Earned

Minimum Credits
Earned

First

4

2

Second

8

6

Third

12

10

Fourth

16

14

Fifth

20

18

Sixth

24

22

Seventh

28

26

Requirements for Promotion

To
be promoted to sophomore standing, a student must have satisfactorily
completed at least six credits.

To
be promoted to junior standing, a student must have satisfactorily
completed at least 14 credits and been accepted into a department/program
major.

To
be promoted to senior standing, a student must have satisfactorily
completed at least 22 credits and made acceptable progress toward the
completion of the major.

Academic Disciplines

Students whose academic performance is deficient will be
subject to the following forms of academic discipline, according to the
seriousness of the deficiencies: (For purposes of academic review, one course
is the equivalent of .75 to 1.50 credits. Failing grades on partial-credit
courses (.25 and .50) are treated as the equivalent of a D.)

Warnings. The mildest form of academic
discipline, applied to students whose academic work in one course is passing
but unsatisfactory (below C-) or who have earned fewer than three but more than two credits in a single semester.

Probation. The category of academic discipline used when the academic
deficiency is serious, usually involving failure to achieve the requisite
cumulative average of 74 percent, failure in one course, or passing but
unsatisfactory work in two. One passing but unsatisfactory grade continues a
student on probation. A student on probation is required to meet
regularly with the class dean and perform at a satisfactory level in all
courses. Failure to do so usually results in more serious discipline. A student
who receives more than two incompletes without the class dean's permission may
also be placed on probation.

Strict probation. The category of discipline used in very serious cases of
academic deficiency, usually involving at least one of the following
conditions:

Failure
in one course and passing but unsatisfactory work in another

Passing
but unsatisfactory work in three or four courses

One
failing grade or passing but unsatisfactory work in two courses while on
probation

Credit
deficiency for promotion

Earning
two or fewer credits in a single semester

Students on strict probation are required to attend all
classes, to complete all work on time, and to meet regularly with their class
dean. They may not receive an incomplete without the class dean's approval. One
passing but unsatisfactory grade continues a student on strict probation.

Required resignation. The category
of discipline used when the student's academic performance is so deficient as
to warrant the student's departure from the University for the purpose of
correcting the deficiencies. The notation "resigned" will be entered
on the student's official transcript. The performance of students who are
required to resign will usually involve at least one of the following deficiencies:

For all students:

Failure to earn the required number of credits
for promotion

If a student is in good standing:

Failure in two or more courses, or

Failure in one course and passing but
unsatisfactory work in two others

If a student is on probation:

Failure in one course and passing but
unsatisfactory work in one other, or

Passing but unsatisfactory work in three or
more courses

If a student is on strict
probation:

Failure in one or more courses

Passing but unsatisfactory work in two or more
courses

Students who are required to
resign may not be on campus or in University housing, nor may they participate
in student activities or the life of the University community while on this
status. Students who are required to resign may apply for readmission through
their class dean after an absence of at least two semesters. The process of
application for readmission requires a demonstration of academic preparedness
and fulfillment of all the specified requirements for return. Students readmitted
after being required to resign will be placed on strict probation.

Separation. The category of
discipline used when the student's academic deficiencies are so serious as to
warrant the student's departure from the University without eligibility for readmission.
The notation "separated" will be entered on the student's official
transcript. Separation is imposed if a student's academic performance warrants
required resignation for a second time.

Appeals. Students who are required
to resign or are separated from the University may appeal their status to the
Academic Review Committee, a subcommittee of the Educational Policy
Committee. A student who wishes to appeal must notify his or her class dean two
days prior to the scheduled date on which appeals will be reviewed. Information
about the appeals procedure will be provided by the student's class dean.
Appeals are reviewed by members of the subcommittee of the Educational Policy
Committee with attendance by the class deans and the vice president for student
affairs. A student may elect to attend his or her review or participate via
telephone. The committee's decisions are final.